Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1887-03-24

ottery policy writing; or III selling or
1isposing OF any chance or chances In any
lottery policy or In selling or disposinR
of any lottery policy, or certificate, or
number, or anything by which such per-
SON or any other person or persons
promise or guarantee that any particular
number or numbers, character, ticket or
certificate shall, In the event OF on the
happening Of any contingency in the
nature of lottery, entitle the pur-
chaser or holder to reosiys money
or property or evidence Of debt,
or shall use or employ any other
device by which such person, or any
other person or persons, promise or guar
antee as aforesaid, he, she or they shall
be deemed guilty of misdemeanor, and,
upon conviction thereof by the court Of
general sessions of the peace and Jail de- |
livery OF this State, shall be fined not less
than $lOO or more than 81 900, and, in
default of the payment thersof, shall be
imprisoned for term Of not less than |
one month or more than ~ months" |
Section 2 provides that any one know |
ingly letting or demising any building or |
part of a building for the policy business |
or suffering any premises under his con-
troll to be used for such business shall be |
liable to fine OF from $40 to $40, and,
In default of payment, to from one 10
three months imprisonment.
Down, March 22.-The House, this
morning, stamped the Laurel school bill
with Its seal of approval by the over
whelming vote of 10 to q, the two being
Messrs. Wilson and Allaband. When Mr..
Medin, the other day, made an unpopular
motion and shrunk from splitting the 81
lence with even his own "aye" Mr..
Allaband leaned across and remarked:
"pd never take water" He deserves the
credit of making his word good to-day,
though he explained that his negative
vote was given simply for the sake Of
harmony in Laurel.
This Laurel school bill has been an
incubus to the educational committee all
through the session. II approprlates
$4,000, or 80 much thereof as may be
needed. for the building of new school
house, and 81 800 per year for running
the same; not 30 heavy an outlay for what
is stated TO be the wealthiest town in the
State in proportion to its population.
Yet this bill has been fought by the
wealth Of laurel; by 81 men, who repre-
sent $336,80 of properly and the
wealthiest of whom pays only $i2.25
school taxes ON $4,000. He Would pay
at least ten times that mach into the
school fund If he had like sum invested
in five or ten Wilmington dwellings. An
other Laurel remonstrant, prominently
known all over the State as ono rich in
lands, pays $5.42 school tax-less than
| the contribution of many Wilmington
/ lah aA fr. hot hat
these wealthy Laurelites send their chill
dren to private schools, willie the 300 or
400 children of poorer men have access
to building % by 40 feet and two stories
high. In this little building 1853 pupils
are cared for by two teachers who are
unitedly paid $398 per year. Mr.. Rust
less than /, 800 and probably as much as
$500, and said the town always had and
still has the representation Of having
good private schools and the poorest
public schools in the State. There
IRE three or four private schools there, he
continued, and MIR. Norny interposed +:
"rhey are for the rich the poor can get
along as best they can" Mr.. Wilson,
who spoke for the remonstrhnts, wanted
the bill recommitted. Against this, the
chairman of the committee, DR.. Chand
Ter, made strong protest. The bill bad
been in committee certainly long enough
since February 10th. Laurel should have
accommodations for all the children who
wished to go to school. Captain DaseJ
quoted by name sussex levy court com
: missioner who said to him: 81 want yoI
! to kill that bill; am opposed TO FREE
: schools" Failing to get the bill recon-
mitted, Mr.. Wilson tried in vain to ge
Z tho 5000 cut down, frst to $500
: and then to $500. Comparison
with other towns, to the discredi
Of Laurel, came out. Mr.. Maple
: said that Lewes, rival Of Laurel 70
i the honor of being the biggest town i
: Sussex, has an So 900 public school. Mr.
Q Mulligan trotted out Delaware City, wit
8 100 inhabitants, and q school eostin
!. between $50, 900 and $1,000, and which
: being paid for ct the rate of 3 900 pc
|. year. Mr.. Jones said that Dover, wit
d 800 people, has public school costin
i over $l5, 900 and pays her teachers 50, 90
@ per year. Mr.. Mccoy would rather XII
It the bill at once than cripple it by cuttin
I, down the appropriation. Mr.. Wilson n
1t piled that Mr.. Mccoy did not know no
d cheap Sussex pine is, and that q school
= house could be put up in his county Il
II about one-sixth the cost of city schoo
% Mr.. Ware would sooner see the appre
i. priation raised to S6, 900 or $500. 81
: couldn't understand how the wealthy me
l. of Laurel could go to church in broat
If cloth and object to paying more tina
}, $3. 600 for the cause of education in
z town where there are 400 children neet
II ing school facilities. The debate col
II sumed nearly an hour.
y Upon the reassembling of the Sena
II this afternoon. DR.. Martins Constitution
x Convention bill came up as the order
N the day, and, when they learned VIII
II was going on, the members OF the Hon
r. took recess and swarmed into the upp
g chamber to see and hear. DR.. MART
he introduced the subIectin robust speee
* delivered with the emphasis of his ma
to nificent voice. He. was followed
g. Messrs. Cooper, Lewis, McWhorter al
r. Ferguson.
n. On motion Of DIR. Lewis, seconded
e. Mr.. McWhorter, the further considerati,
to of the question was postponed to
iy morrow afternoon.